Friday, April 18, 2014

"Life's a Stitch" Traveling Pattern, Anyone?

This was such a quick stitch! I received the traveling pattern from the lovely Lulu from Crafting across Continents on Tuesday and immediately started on it.

I stitched this on 28-count beige evenweave with the recommended DMC threads. It was so refreshing to stitch this - it was quick and easy and the colors go together so nicely! I did have to frog the entire right line of satin stitches, though, when I realized that I'd missed two lines.

So now it's ready to move on! If you're interested in stitching this little beauty for yourself, please let me know as a comment to this post. I'll draw a name on Monday morning, how does that sound?

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Stitching Friends

Methinks it is a token of healthy and gentle characteristics, when women of high thoughts and accomplishments love to sew; especially as they are never more at home with their own hearts than while so occupied.

~Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, 1859

Sheep Virtues SAL

"Little Sheep Virtues." Designed by Diane Williams for Little House Needleworks. Stitched on 28 ct. Coffee Jobelan with DMC threads